Three arrested for drugs offences after girl collapses in Easingwold

Police are investigating the incident in Easingwold. Stock image.

North Yorkshire Police said today that they have arrested and charged three people in Easingwold for supplying class A and B drugs.

A 17-year-old youth and two men in their 20s from Easingwold have been charged with the offences, police in Northallerton said.

Those charged are due to appear in front of magistrates in Northallerton and a youth court in York in the coming week

It comes after a 17-year-old girl collapsed outside the George Hotel in Market Place, Easingwold in the early hours of Saturday, February 11.

The girl was taken to hospital in a serious condition, but is now stable.

In a series of tweets, officers issued an update, saying: “After an investigation into drugs in the Easingwold area, we have now arrested and charged three locals with drug supply offences.”

It added: “The Easingwold drugs investigations follow an incident where a teenage girl was found collapsed in the marketplace last month.”